Chandrapratap Singh (born 22 January 1957) is an Indian politician from the

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(BJP) political party. He was a member of the

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, representing the

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constituency of

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.Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

Expulsion

In the sting Operation Duryodhana by the

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based media firm Cobrapost, aired 12 December 2005 on the Indian

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, Singh was caught on video accepting bribes of Rs. 35,000 for fielding fictitious questions in parliament. Contains detailed description of the interaction with each MP. On 23 December 2005, a Special Committee of the

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found him guilty of contempt of the House and following a motion calling for the expulsion of all 11 MPs caught in the sting, he was expelled from Parliament.

References

Living people 1957 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 People from Sidhi People from Koriya district India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub